Episode 09 - Changing the canons

The Book Dragons are back! We talk about the books we've been reading in the last year. As well as story based games, comics and of course the obligatory Marvel tangent.

We somehow manage to have a conversation despite both of us being crazy tired. We cover Howl's Moving Castle, The Gospel of Loki, Marvel 1602, Runaways and this week's book news including the new Sherlock book. Important links: Twitter: @BookDragons @emzorzin3d @Tris1988 E-mail: BookDragonsPodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.emzorz.com/podcast.html Image Courtesy of http://www.rachelgeorgeillustration.com/

We reveal what books we've been reading this week before swiftly moving on to a spoilery discussion of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Important links: Twitter: @BookDragons @emzorzin3d @Tris1988 E-mail: BookDragonsPodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.emzorz.com/podcast.html Image Courtesy of http://www.rachelgeorgeillustration.com/

Emma and Rachael cover the latest book news including the Hugo awards and Anne Rice's plans for a new Lestat novel. We talk about "Garden Spells" and our female heroes to celebrate International Women's Day. Guardian Article on Gender division in books - http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/07/parents-gender-boys-girls-books-let-books-be-books Important links: Twitter: @BookDragons @emzorzin3d @Tris1988 E-mail: BookDragonsPodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.emzorz.com/podcast.html Image Courtesy of http://www.rachelgeorgeillustration.com/

We discuss China Miéville's "The City and The City." Spoiler warning we discuss multiple aspects of the book including the ending. This week we would like to thank LitLovers.com for their book club questions for The City and The City. Important links: Twitter: @BookDragons @emzorzin3d @Tris1988 E-mail: BookDragonsPodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.emzorz.com/podcast.html Image Courtesy of http://www.rachelgeorgeillustration.com/

@Emzorzin3d and @Triss1988 discuss J.K Rowling, the Harry Potter relationships and whether they should have happened. Then on to a quick look back at Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Important links: Twitter: @BookDragons E-mail: BookDragonsPodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.emzorz.com/podcast.html Image Courtesy of http://www.rachelgeorgeillustration.com/

We talk about the silly Kindle vs paperback argument, some ideas for Christmas and why we decide to abandon books. Important links: Twitter: @BookDragons / @emzorzin3d E-mail: BookDragonsPodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.emzorz.com/podcast.html Image Courtesy of http://www.rachelgeorgeillustration.com/

*Sound warning - There was a minor mix-up with the audio so apologies for any taps and noises. We've done our best to fix the issues however you might prefer listening through speakers for this episode.* Hosted by @Emzorzin3D and @Tris1988. We catch up on Nanowrimo, chat about the Divergent trailer, discuss e-book downloading and find out who we would want to write an autobiography. To finish up we chose our book club books for the coming weeks. Important links: Twitter: @BookDragons E-mail: BookDragonsPodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.emzorz.com/podcast.html Image Courtesy of http://www.rachelgeorgeillustration.com/

We take a break from books for a bit to fangirl all over Thor 2. In between sqeeuing over Tom "The Hiddles" we try to cast a critical eye over things. Important links: Twitter: @BookDragons E-mail: BookDragonsPodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.emzorz.com/podcast.html Image Courtesy of http://www.rachelgeorgeillustration.com/

Hosted by @Emzorzin3D and @Tris1988. Patrick Rothfuss Twitter shenanigans, Twilight fans are dying out and Emma tells us about Describli. Rachael walks us through a slightly terrible Dracula sequel and Emma brings back stories from the London Comic Con. Rounding things off is a discussion about Nanowrimo. What are the rules? Any common mis-conceptions? What are we writing this year? Important links: Twitter: @BookDragons E-mail: BookDragonsPodcast@gmail.com Website: http://www.emzorz.com/podcast.html Image Courtesy of http://www.rachelgeorgeillustration.com/